An unofficial survey conducted by [[James K. Hoffmeier]]<ref>Hoffmeier, James K. "Egyptologists and the Israelite Exodus from Egypt." Israel's Exodus in Transdisciplinary Perspective. Springer International Publishing, 2015. 197-208.</ref> surveyed the views of 25 Egyptologists on the historicity of the exodus, where they were asked "Do you think the early Israelites lived in Egypt and that there was some sort of exodus?" Out of the 25 respondents, 19 egyptologists answered YES, whereas 0 answered NO, and the other 6 simply expressed views from this being likely to unlikely. Hoffmeier's survey revealed that the consensus of egyptologists is that the exodus is a historical event. | An unofficial survey conducted by [[James K. Hoffmeier]]<ref>Hoffmeier, James K. "Egyptologists and the Israelite Exodus from Egypt." Israel's Exodus in Transdisciplinary Perspective. Springer International Publishing, 2015. 197-208.</ref> surveyed the views of 25 Egyptologists on the historicity of the exodus, where they were asked "Do you think the early Israelites lived in Egypt and that there was some sort of exodus?" Out of the 25 respondents, 19 egyptologists answered YES, whereas 0 answered NO, and the other 6 simply expressed views from this being likely to unlikely. Hoffmeier's survey revealed that the consensus of egyptologists is that the exodus is a historical event. |